Norris Edges Out Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice
Lando Norris has outscored his teammate at all of the past five race weekends.
Lando Norris edged out team-mate and championship contender the Australian for the fastest time in the final moments of practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Norris, who seized the points lead from his teammate by one point after winning in Mexico City recently, outpaced the Melbourne-born driver by a mere 0.023s.
Before then, Oscar Piastri had been the fastest McLaren driver for most of the session before sprint qualifying scheduled for 18:30 GMT.
Max Verstappen, the sole remaining contender in realistic title contention, lying with a 36-point deficit Norris, ended up in 17th position as his team followed a alternative strategy.
Verstappen's team-mate the Japanese driver was the only driver to crash, albeit lightly, when he rotated at the fourth corner early in the session.
Tsunoda spun out over the track edges before sliding over the escape zone, and was blessed to escape with just a slight brush of the wall.
Ferrari's the seven-time champion also spun, at the very end of the session, turning around through the fast downhill Mergulho turn before the final bend on to the start-finish straight.
The seven-time champion finished practice in 19th, just behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Norris and Piastri were far ahead of the rest of the field, with Nico Hulkenberg's car in third, over half a second behind Piastri's pace.
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest, with the Sauber of Gabriel Bortoleto fifth from Mercedes' Russell and Alpine's Gasly and the Williams of Sainz.
